Chinese word dictionary

刺耳

cì’ěr · ear-piercing

Word information

Simplified刺耳
Traditional刺耳
Pinyincì’ěr
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 刺耳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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